August 20, 1992 Angels Camp, California -- Old Gulch Fire— Big air tanker risks fire's changing wind currents to drop retardant near Avery. The Old Gulch Fire raged over some 18,000 acres, destroying 42 homes while threatening the Mother Lode communities of Murphys, Sheep Ranch, Avery and Forest Meadows.
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